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Pune Region Deploys Night Squads to Enhance Nighttime Hospital Care
18 Nov, 2025
Summary
- New night squads launched to monitor hospitals in Pune, Solapur, and Satara
- Aim to ensure doctors, nurses, and emergency services are available at night
- Hospitals have 40% occupancy at night, many patients referred to other facilities

On November 18, 2025, the Public Health Department launched a new initiative to enhance healthcare services during nighttime hours across the Pune region. The department has formed district-level and regional-level night squads to monitor government hospitals in Pune, Solapur, and Satara districts.
Each district will have three squads, while the region will have two. Each squad will comprise a Class One doctor and a healthcare staff member from the National Health Mission (NHM) program. Their responsibility is to ensure that doctors, nurses, and emergency services are available and functioning during the night.




